Norton One: Protection for your Life in a Bubble

…’ve used it for the past year and it’s been great. All you have to do is fill out the form below answering the following question What would be the biggest attraction to living in a bubble like me? or why would you really hate it? Fill out my online form. Terms and conditions: The Norton 360 competition will be judged on skill. The competition opens, Thursday April 12 at 10pm EST and closes on Friday April 20 at 6pm EST. One entry per person. Entr…

The Implanon is Gone

…convenience of the set and forget method. Photo: http://info.surgecosmetic.com Except it was hard to forget, because every second week my friends came a visiting, when it should have been once a month. I tried the hormone tablets to zap the cycle back into how it should be, but they failed. I kept giving it one more try to see if my body settled down and got used to it. After five months, I said ENOUGH. Back to the bloody pill. I have to set my al…

I know what it feels like to die

…tered, the small flecks piercing my body. The silence. Source: fromupnorth.com via Brittany on Pinterest The blinking of my eyes as I slowly opened and knew I was alive. And then I remembered. “My baby Savannah. How is my baby Savannah?” But I could not move and all I felt was terror. Just like in the movies, I sat bolt upright in bed sweating and gasping for breath. I could not sleep for hours after as my mind tried to process the dream and think…

Motherhood and the continual search of me-ness….

…lem that many mums face – remembering who I am. Who am I? Source: photoble.com via Chris on Pinterest The journey of motherhood has been rocky for me, as I battled with post natal depression and the return of endometriosis, a chronic condition which affects our lives daily. Now the worst of the PND is in the past and we are concentrating on coping with illness and enjoying two young children, I often realise that I need to remind myself who I am….

I am a WOMAN now

…yra piped up, “Wow Mummy, you look like a WOMAN.” Source: faceless-fashion.com via Sasha on Pinterest I giggled at her enthusiasm and cute encouraging observations and then thought, “What did I look like before?” Kalrya is a real girly girl princess. I am not. I’ve always been about buying clothes not for labels or feel, but for price and practicality. I’ve always liked to wear dresses, but more the casual kind you sling over your cozzies while sp…

Turning losses into lessons

…y entire fortune, and nest egg. Yep. Talk about loss. Source: porkandjeans.com via Clarissa on Pinterest It has been a battle to forgive myself. I know I was completely responsible through idiotic mistakes which is a very difficult lesson to turn around. But, I keep trying. I know the lesson is there and I know that one day I will be able to turn around and say, “I am glad it happened, because if it didn’t I would never have known this to get me t…